Hauser RG. Development and Industrialization of the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator: A Personal and Historical Perspective.
Card Electrophysiol Clin 2009;
1:117-127. [PMID:
28770778 DOI:
10.1016/j.ccep.2009.08.010]
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Abstract
The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is the standard of care for preventing sudden cardiac death. Contemporary ICDs are capable of providing a variety of therapeutic functions and can automatically gather and store diagnostic data that can guide both device and drug therapy and alert caregivers of impending battery depletion or lead problems. Moreover, much of the diagnostic data can be monitored remotely, so that many patients can be evaluated in their homes. This article, by a former chief executive officer of the first company to commercialize the ICD, traces the history of the device from its beginnings in the early 1980s.
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